TALES FROM THE BROOMWAGON: TUESDAY, JULY 17

Tales from the Broomwagon

Day 11
Tuesday

Naturally it was tempting fate to comment on how smoothly things had been going. As we descended the climb from Tignes a light on the dashboard came on. It was a circle with black lines flanking either side. "What do you reckon that means?" asked Simon, who was driving.

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Sports journalist Lionel Birnie has written professionally for Sunday Times, Procycling and of course Cycling Weekly. He is also an author, publisher, and co-founder of The Cycling Podcast. His first experience covering the Tour de France came in 1999, and he has presented The Cycling Podcast with Richard Moore and Daniel Friebe since 2013. He founded Peloton Publishing in 2010 and has ghostwritten and published the autobiography of Sean Kelly, as well as a number of other sports icons.